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Fantasy 30: More assists, fewer points for LeBron
Here’s a list of the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league heading into the seventh week of the season: Atlanta Hawks: Paul Millsap is a game-time decision for Monday’s game against Oklahoma City after missing the last three games due to a left hip injury. “We’ll see how today […]
Continue readingLeBron James: ‘I’m here to help’
“We have to understand what it takes to win,” James said. “It’s going to be a long process, man. There’s been a lot of losing basketball around here for a few years. So a lot of guys that are going to help us win ultimately haven’t played a lot of meaningful basketball games in our […]
Continue readingResetting rankings on top names
“Note: Brian McKitish’s top 130 players are ranked for their fantasy value from this point forward in the 2012-13 NBA season. Previous rank is indicated in parentheses. “ 1. Kevin Durant, OKC (1) 2. LeBron James, MIA (2) 3. Chris Paul, LAC (4) 4. Russell Westbrook, OKC (5) 5. Kevin Love, MIN (3) 6. Kobe […]
Continue readingMonroe, Millsap and Pekovic on rise
As I warned last week, this time-share will continue to frustrate fantasy owners unless an injury strikes in the Raptors’ backcourt. Calderon and Lowry have individual value, but they’ll continue to cut into each other’s minutes and production for the foreseeable future. Note: Brian McKitish’s top 130 players are ranked for their fantasy value from […]
Continue readingTop second-half buy candidates
Note: Brian McKitish’s top 130 players are ranked for their fantasy value from this point forward in the 2012-13 NBA season. Previous rank is indicated in parentheses. 1. Kevin Durant, OKC (1) 2. LeBron James, MIA (2) 3. Chris Paul, LAC (6) 4. Russell Westbrook, OKC (3) 5. James Harden, HOU (4) 6. Stephen Curry, […]
Continue readingIrving, Waiters must adjust to LeBron
LeBron James is back, Kevin Love may be on the way, and expectations and pressure are about to arrive right on their heels. It’s what would be considered a happy problem — one the team’s principals have already started considering. “Our team, we have a lot of work to do,” Cavs All-Star Kyrie Irving said […]
Continue readingDeng tops list of underowned fantasy players worth adding
Here are some players to target this week, with their ESPN ownership listed: Luol Deng, SF, Miami Heat (24.8) Deng may not be the scorer he once was — the career 15.5 PPG scorer is down to 10.6 PPG this season — but if Chris Bosh is lost for the season as feared due to […]
Continue readingFantasy Forecaster: Dec. 17-23
I’ll highlight a few of these players as we dig into an enticing Week 8 schedule. “R” matchup ratings are based upon a scale from 1 (poor matchup) to 10 (excellent matchup) and are calculated using a formula that evaluates the team’s year-to-date and past 10 games’ statistics, its opponents’ numbers in those categories and […]
Continue readingEarly-season risers, fallers
This is particularly true when we get down to some of the players ranked after the Top 100. Players ranked that low are typically inconsistent, streaky or unproven. That is why you’ll see a lot of fluctuation from week to week near the bottom of the rankings. With that in mind, let’s take a look […]
Continue readingLeBron: ‘I’ve played a little passive’
However, James said it won’t help his team in the long run if he simply chooses to carry them to victories in the interim. “It’s a fine line,” James said before the Cavs’ third loss of the season, 102-100 to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. “I’ve had two games where I’ve played a little passive […]
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